Network Engineer Extreme Networks

Job Description

Job Description

** Connection Services** is seeking a Network Engineer to join our Technical Staffing Division for a contract to hire opportunity onsite in Brunswick, GA. This is a contract to hire opportunity with benefits.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer with strong hands‑on experience in Extreme Networks to support, troubleshoot, and evolve a complex enterprise network environment. This role requires deep technical expertise across firewalls, switching, routing, wireless/cloud networking, and network monitoring, with a strong focus on security, reliability, and scalability. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in multi‑vendor environments and supporting modern, segmented network architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Firewall & Security

• Troubleshoot complex network and connectivity issues across enterprise environments
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewalls, including high availability (HA) pairings
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot site‑to‑site and remote‑access VPN tunnels
• Create, manage, and optimize firewall security policies
• Ensure network security aligns with NIST, SIEM, and industry‑standard frameworks
• Partner with security teams to support monitoring, logging, and compliance initiatives

Switching & Campus Networking

• Design, deploy, and support Extreme Networks switching infrastructure (core requirement)
• Support and troubleshoot Arista Cloud, Cisco, and Juniper switching platforms
• Perform advanced Layer 2 troubleshooting, including Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and its variants
• Implement IP address scope deployment and VLAN segmentation across campus environments

Wireless & Network Applications

• Support wireless cloud platforms including Extreme, Arista, Meraki, or Juniper
• Leverage strong CLI skills across multiple vendor platforms for configuration and troubleshooting
• Monitor network health and performance using tools such as SolarWinds, Auvik, PRTG, Nagios, Datadog, or LogicMonitor
• Demonstrate deep expertise across OSI Layers 1–4, resolving complex physical through transport‑layer issues

Routing & Network Architecture

• Implement and troubleshoot BGP routing, including policy design and operational support
• Support and adopt IS‑IS routing, which will serve as the new protocol for internal campus network design
• Design and maintain network segmentation strategies to support performance, security, and scalability

Required Qualifications

• ** Hands‑on experience with Extreme Networks (required)**
• Strong experience with Palo Alto firewalls, including HA, VPNs, and security policy creation
• Advanced knowledge of enterprise switching, routing, and wireless networking
• Proven experience with BGP and exposure to IS‑IS routing
• Expertise in network segmentation and campus network design
• Strong troubleshooting skills across multi‑vendor network environments
• Proficiency with at least one network monitoring platform (SolarWinds, Auvik, PRTG, Nagios, Datadog, LogicMonitor)

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST and SIEM integrations
• Experience supporting cloud‑managed networking platforms
• Relevant networking or security certifications (Extreme, Palo Alto, Cisco, Arista, Juniper)

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